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hadith 9488
Hadith #
9488
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Death
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, White hair [of old age] is a messenger of death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَشيبُ رَسُولُ المَوْتِ
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  • Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2845 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Gray hair is the herald of death.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #5055 Imam Ali (AS) said, The grey hair of old age is enough of an announcer [of impending death].
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #5058 Imam Ali (AS) said, Grey hair [of old age] is the last of the promises of annihilation.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #5057 Imam Ali (AS) said, When your black [hair] becomes white, your best [part of life] has passed away.
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